Machine for ornamenting window-cames and the like.



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AP PLIOATION FILED 00126, 1911.

Patented Feb. 24,191

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APPLICATION FILED 00T.6, 1911.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

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ANTHONY H. WALLIS, or sT. Louis, MISSOURI.

MACHINE FOR OBNAMENTING WINDOW-GAMES AND THE LIKE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24, 19145.

- Application filed October 6,1911. Serial No. 653,247.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANTHONY H. WALLIS, acitizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, haveinvented certain new and usefullmprovements in Machines for OrnamentingHudow-Cames and the like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in a machine for ornamenting windowcames and the like and has for its object a frame in which are rotatablymounted cutters be tween which the window cames are passed and portionsthereof cut away forming an ornamented finished design.

A further object of my invention is to provide a machine with a suitableguide through which the window came is passed cutters located in theframe for ornamenting the came, means for adjusting the po sition of thecutters, means for operating the same and rotating abutments againstwhich the cutters contact for providing a clean and finished cutproducing a clean and finished design to the product passed between thesame.

A further object is to provide a machine for ornamenting window cames,the cutters for ornamenting the cames being arranged to be adjusted toform various de signs, and means for operating the same.

Figure 1 is an end view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a top plan view with parts broken away and in section.Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44- of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is adetail perspective view of a portion of the upper tilting frame workshowing the manner of adjusting the upper abutment disk. Fig. 6 is aplan view of one of the cutters. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view ofthe cutters shown in position upon the operating spindle. Fig. 8 is adetail perspective view of one of the adjustable bearings in which thespindles are supported. Figs. 9 and 10 are detail views of a few of thedesigns of window cames constructed by my improved machine.

In carrying out my invention I provide a suitable frame consisting of abase 11, sides 12 and 13, with said. sides connected by cross bars 1 1;these cross bars are provided with central downward projections 15 eachprovided with elongated slots 16; between the projections 15 is locateda yoke 17 and which is permitted to be adjusted vertically the slots 16of the projections and is held 111 its adjusted position by means of thescrews 18. In this yoke is axially mounted an abutment disk 19-; thepurpose and object of the same being hereinafter fully described. On thetop of the cross bars 141 is located a pair ofbearing bars 20, the'samebeing pivotally connected to one of the cross bars by means of thescrews 21, the opposite end of said bearing bars being provided withslots 21 by which the same may be adjusted and the same are held intheir set position by the screws 22. In order to permit outward movementafter the same has been set I provide a pair of set-screws 23 passingthrough the sides 12 and 13, the ends contacting with the bearing barsupporting thesame in a rigid position so as to prohibit movement whenpressure is im parted upon the cutting disks; these screws when set areheld in locked position by the lock nuts 24.,

On the base 11 and corresponding with the bearing bars 20 is a pair ofbearing bars 25 pivoted at one end by the screws 26, the opposite endprovided with slots 27 and held in set position by the screws 28 passingthrough the same. On these bearing bars are formed hollow bosses 29 inwhich the lower ends of the spindles 30 are seated and acting asbearings for the same; these spindles are located vertically and havebearing in the bearing bars 20 and in order to provide rigidity each ofthe bearing bars 20 is provided with projections 31 provid ing a guidebearing for each spindle; the upper ends of the spindles arescrewthreaded on which the nuts 32 are applied; the spindles are eachprovided with projecting pins 33 which fit into a key-way 34 formed inthe cutter disks 35; the cutters are constructed of a pair of cutterdisks, one mounted on each side of a division disk 36 and by means ofthe key-way 34: andthe projecting pin, the cutters are keyed to thespindles and placed in rotation with the rotation of the spindles andwhen said cutters are placed in position as shown the same are heldfirmly by means of the nuts 32. The periphery of each of the cuttingdisks is shaped to cut the camesinto a certain required design and forexample two designs have been shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

The cutting disks are provided with bolt holes 37 through which boltsare passed for holding the same together. The upper disk however, isprovided with a greater number of bolt holes so that the upper disk canbe shifted in a different position bringing its cutting edge in oflposition with the cutting edge of the ower disk; in this manner cuttingthe flanges of the window cames in diflerent designs, for example; whenthe cutting disks are set to register a design is cut as that shown inFig. 9 and termed beading; by shifting the upper disk so as to be out ofregister with the low est disk, a design is cut as shown in Fig. 10.

By the shifting and changing of the cutting disks a number of differentdesigns are formed and by reversing the cutting disks still additionaldesigns are formed. The position of the spindle is such that the cutterscan be arranged to any desired width so as to accommodate the cutting ofsmall and large window cames.

On one of the cross bars 14 is located a guide 38; this guide isprovided with an opening of the same shape as the window came and is sopositioned as to bring the rib of' the window came centrally between thecutting edges of the disks so; that the cutting disks contact onlywiththe flanges of the came keeping the rib at all times intact. disksare varied for the purpose of cutting smaller and larger cames theguides must be likewise altered to support the size of the came andretain the same in alinement with the cutters.

Each of the spindles is provided with meshing gears 39 and 40, thespindle supporting the gear 40' is provided with a beveled gear 41 whichmeshes with a beveled gear 42 mounted upon a short drive shaft 43supported in a bearing 44 and this shaft is driven by means of the crank45.

v The short-shaft 43 is provided with Suflicient lateral play betweenthe bearing 44 and the hub of the gear wheel 42 to allow for theadjustment of the bearing bars 20 and 25. The teeth of the gears are soarranged as to be in contact and to allow for the necessary adjustment.

On the spindle carrying the gear 39 is a collar 46 rigidly attached tothe spindle and said collar is provided with a projecting ear 47 inwhich is supported a setscrew 48;thissetscrew contacts with a projection49 formed on the hub of the gear 39 and the object of this structure isthat if in event the cutters on the spindles are not in proper positionor do not register exactly the tightening or loosening of the setscrew48 will turn the spindle sufficiently to permit the cutting edges toproperly register and when so adjusted the setscrew 50 in the hub of thegear 39 is firmly tightened.

On the upper end of the sides 12' and 13 is mounted a tilting frame 51consisting of a pair of cros members 52, the ends Whenever the sizes ofthe cutting bent downwardly contacting with the upper ends of the sides12 and 13 and said cross members 52 are provided with downwardprojections 53 and to the projections on both of the cross members areattached abutment supports 54; these being provided with elongated slotsand held to the projections by the bolts 56; by this structure properadjustment given to the abutment disk 57 held between the abutmentsupports 54.

One of the cross members 52 is pivotally connected to the sides at thepoint indicated by the numeral 5-8, the opposite end supported to theframe by thumb screws 59; the object of this is that when it isnecessary to change the cutters the thumb screws 59 are removed and thetilting frame swung rearwardly giving free access to the cutters andtheir operating mechanism.

The abutments 19 and 57 are so positioned as to permit the cuttingsurface of the cutting disks to contact with the sides of the abutmentsthereby forming a rigid support for the flanges of the cames during thecut ting process and the feature of the vertical adjustment of theabutments is to accommodate various thicknesses of cutters. Theadjusting features of the bearing bars are to provide for properalincment of the spindles s0 that the cutting surfaces of the cuttingdisks contact evenly and prevent a ragged un-evenly finished edge to thecut production.

B y arranging my cutters the flanges of window cames can be cut into anunlimited number of designs and I may also construct my cutters in sucha manner as to emboss, imprint or engrave an ornamented design on thebody of the came. p

In order to cut the window cames into various designs it is necessary toprovide cutting disks with a cutting edge to formulate the requireddesign and when this de sign has been cut and it is desired to cut adifferent design the cutting disks are removed from the spindles and theposition of the cutting disks shifted, or new disks replaced.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I show one form of cutting disk with the cuttingsurface so ground and sharpened as to formulate designs as shown inFigs. 9 and 10, but with these cuttin disks other designs can beconstructed. This is accomplished by shifting the position of thecutting edges and by reversing said disks, the rounded surfaces as shownon the two designs at all times remaining intact. If I desire toconstruct designs with rectangular irregular curved floral designs orthe like the cutting edges must be shaped in accordance therewith.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A machine for ornamenting window cames and the like comprising aframe, spindles located therein, cutters supported on said spindles, acame guide, means for operating the cutters, and abutment disks locatedbetween the cutters, substantially as specified.

2. A device of the class described comprising a frame, bearing barssupported in the frame, spindles supported in the hearing bars, meansfor lacing the spindles in rotation, cutters carried by the spindles andabutment disks located between the cutters and adjustably mounted,substantially as specified.

3. A device of the class described comprising a plurality of spindlesadjustably mounted, adjustable cutters located on said spindles, meanscarried by one of the spindles for regulating the position of one cutterto register with the other, adjustable rotating abutment disks supportedin the frame and in juxtaposition with the cutters, substantially asspecified.

4. A device of the class described comprising a pair of rotatingcutters, means for rotating the same in opposite directions, a cameguide or directing the came in alinement with the cutting edges of thecutters, and adjustable rotating abutment disks located between thecutting disks above and below the rib of the came, substantially asspecified.

5. A device of the class described comprising a frame, a pair ofspindles adjustably mounted in said frame, means for operating the samein opposite direction, adjustable cutter disks supported on thespindles, the cutting surfaces arranged to register with each other, acame guide located on the frame for supporting the came in propercentral position between the cutters and abutment disks projectingbetween the flanges of the came acting as a support for the flanges ofthe came when contacted with by the cutters, substantially as specified.

6. A machine for ornamenting window cames and the like comprising aframe, adjustable cutters located therein, means for rotating thecutters in registered position a came guide for directing the camecentrally between the cutters and abutment disks supporting the flangesof the came during the cutting process, substantially as specified.

7. An apparatus for ornamenting soft metal sash bars, comprising twoopposite supports arranged to support the flanges of .7

said bars, in combination with a cutter disk directly cooperating withthe supports and. mounted at right angles thereto, one of- 9. Anapparatus for ornamenting soft metal sash bars, comprising two oppositerotating members arranged to support the flanges of said bars, incombination with rotatable cutter disks on opposite sides of thesupports, directly cooperating with the supports and mounted at rightangles thereto, said supports simultaneously forming a rotating cutterbed for the rotating cutters on opposite sides of the bed.

10. An apparatus for ornamenting sash bars of lead comprising twoopposite supports adapted to project into the grooves of the sash bar inoperation, two parallel shafts, one arranged above and the other belowthe supports symmetrically, each shaft provided with a pair ofornamenting cutting blades, gears to operatively connect the shafts andmeans to rotate the shafts.

In testimony whereof,I have signed my name tothis specification, inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANTHONY H. WALLIS.

Witnesses:

ALFRED A. EIoKs, WALTER C. STEIN.

Copies of this patent may be" obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

